Friday, June 19, 2015

All White Living

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I love Pinterest! I find all kinds of ideas, recipes, and
I explore my interests in many areas. I love architecture and home décor. As a result, I’ve got boards titled:
architecture, bathroom decoration ideas, bedroom décor, gardening, home
decoration, home decoration details, kitchen ideas, windows, and more.

Now, I like white. I like the beautiful pictures. I like
the whole concept of clean and white. I especially like white in varied
textures, like lace and linen and tulle and fuzzy sheepskins.

We used to have a white tile floor in our bathroom. It
showed every single hair and every piece of lint. It actually looked pretty for
about five minutes after I mopped it. (Notice, we used to have a white tile floor. It’s now a beige-brown, and it
stays pretty longer than five minutes.)

Every time I see an all-white dining room I think: they never eat spaghetti. Every time I
see pristine white-painted kitchen floors, I think: she doesn’t really cook in there; sheeats out. When I see white sofa, floors, and chairs, I am positive
that family has no dogs, cats, or kids. This person probably doesn’t actually sit in there, either!

My house looks lived in, because it is. Our teen boy came
in, covered head to toe with mud after mountain biking with his friends. My husband gardens
and takes his boots off at the front door. Our grandsons have played on the
floors, buffing them as they crawl. If a piece of food accidentally falls to the floor, no
problem—we wipe it up. (The floor is mottled brown, by the way.)

I cook most of our meals at home. We had a wonderful dog.
We had children. We live in our home and—gasp—sometimes eat supper while
sitting on the couch (which isn’t white, as you might have guessed). We enjoy visitors and grandkids and living in the country.

And yes, we eat spaghetti.

This is here and now.

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But someday, we’ll be surrounded by Pinterest-looking
white.(There’s no sin, dirt, or tomato sauce in heaven!)

Hi and welcome to In the Way! I explore many subjects, striving always to present them from a biblical viewpoint. Feel free to browse the tabs at the top for general categories. If you don't see what you're looking for, use the search button below. I'm a pastor's wife, mother of two, grandma, teacher, author, and blogger. I live in a quaint little village in the beautiful Basque region of northern Spain.

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Lou Ann is a young-thinking grandma with an infectious laugh. She rejoices in nature and other beautiful things--including people! She's an avid writer and practices several other artistic expressions, like singing when no one's listening, calligraphy, photography, and even "serious art." Lou Ann loves her Lord Jesus Christ, family, and her church.